成 不 了 气 候

chéng bu liǎo qì hòudictionary entry

won't get far / unlikely to be successful

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

成不了氣候成不了气候 [cheng2 bu5 liao3 qi4 hou4] /won't get far; unlikely to be successful/

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Other forms in these source records: 成不了氣候

成
chéng
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
Chéng
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
了
le
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
liǎo
to finish / (used with 得[dé] or 不[bù] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wàng bu liǎo] "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wú] or 不[bù]) completely (not) / entirely (not) / (not) in the least / (bound form) clear in one's mind / to understand clearly
liào
See the full entry for source details.
气
qì
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
候
hòu
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days

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